The joint investment will connect most of the city with Telus’ PureFibre network
Spruce Grove, Alberta has partnered with west-coast telecom giant Telus to equip the city with a high-speed fibre optic internet network.
Through a $54 million joint investment, over 90 percent of homes and businesses in Spruce Grove are expected to gain access to Telus’ PureFibre network by the end of 2023.
Read more: CA: $54 million Telus partnership brings fibre-optic internet to Spruce Grove, Alberta
Drone service provider DroneUp announced that it has completed the first smart city drone delivery in Ontario, California.
Ontario, CA has developed Brookfield Properties at New Haven, a masterplan community – one of the developments defining Ontario as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. The plan provides residents with life-enhancing technologies which include robot carts, e-scooters, and smart hubs. Clearly, these are services that communities value: New Haven is the fastest growing community in California, and the 5th fastest growing in the U.S.
Innovate Cities’ new model for data governance ensures expert oversight and public accountability at every stage of the process to build and keep the trust of communities
Today marks the official launch of Innovate Cities, a not-for-profit network of innovators dedicated to creating more inclusive, livable and sustainable cities. Innovate Cities is a first-of-its-kind, helping to drive Canadian smart city innovation and commercialization by providing innovators with the tools they need to connect, create and scale - all while protecting every citizen’s privacy.
Mississauga can give itself a pat on the collective back after being named one of the most intelligent cities on Earth.
Each year, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) recognizes seven cities that are models of economic, social and cultural development in the digital age. Mississauga was one of three Canadian cities to earn recognition, along with Winnipeg and Langley Twp., B.C.
Read more: CA: Ontario: Mississauga ranked as one the most intelligent cities on earth
As the province overhauls its data infrastructure, Ontario is putting the call out to public organizations and businesses to help it create a new provincial data authority.
Ontario is putting extra focus on ensuring that information collected is “private, secure, anonymous and cannot identify people individually,” according to Finance and Data Transformation Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, who on Friday announced the latest step in the province’s digital transformation strategy.
Read more: CA: Ontario to create Data Authority to securely house provincial information